Chapter Six
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Chapter Six
Callen was good to his word and was sat at his desk already on his laptop when Sam arrived at the mission the following morning.
"Hey G" he greeted with a smile, relieved to see his partner exactly where he should be.
"Morning Sam" Callen stated without looking up. He had managed to uncover a couple of leads- now he just had to chase them down, he was hoping that his partner would help him, an unusual thought for the man that had always pushed against receiving any help or putting his trust in others.
"You been here all night?" Sam asked suspiciously.
"No Sam- I went home" Callen replied with a snort, not surprised at his friend's immediate leap. "Are you free to chase something up this morning?" he asked quietly. Sam's head snapped up in surprise at his partner's comment.
"Sure I am G- something you found last night?" he queried.
"Something one of my old friend's provided- worth following up" Callen explained, handing the file to his partner to have a quick flick through. Sam looked at the papers in interest, his eyebrow quirking as he absorbed the information contained.
"Does Hetty know about this?" he asked.
"Not yet- I want to put more meat on the bones before I update her" the younger man replied without looking up. The seal looked at his partner in surprise, but refrained from comment.
"Ready when you are" he invited instead, smiling as his partner got straight to his feet and lead the way out of the office.
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Hetty sat and watched as her long serving boys headed out of the office, she couldn't help the small smile that escaped her as she observed that her favourite agent appeared to actually be allowing his partner to help him.
She had spent many years worrying for the young man, he was so insular and unwilling to trust anybody that she was terrified her would end up getting himself killed with no one to even realise he was missing- yet finally he was showing signs of accepting the open arms of family that he had subconsciously longed for all of this time. She smiled to herself registering that Sam was apparently succeeding where all before him had failed miserably- she just hoped it would be enough to stop the classic lone wolf from going off without them.
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"You sure this info is legit?" Sam asked as his partner drove them to the meet.
"It's a reliable source Sam" Callen responded, adjusting his sunglasses on his nose and checking his mirror as he changed lanes- his natural paranoia as usual on full alert.
"And if Arkady is in danger?"
"Then we will make sure we get him out of danger" Callen replied with certainty.
"You know if they are after him, then they will be after you too" Sam cautioned softly, knowing it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to the stubborn and fiercely protective lead agent.
"They don't even know who I am Sam" Callen assured the older man with a shrug.
"We both know that can change G" Sam warned, his worry for his partner conveyed in that one sentence.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it" the unconcerned agent stated. Sam shook his head recognising when he was going to get no further.
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Arkady could barely lift his chin from where it rested on his chest. Exhaustion overwhelmed him and his thoughts all blurred in his mind as he struggled to piece anything together. Dehydration had long since settled in and he had lost all feeling in his hands and feet and they remained tethered. He had no concept of time or awareness of location as everything swirled around him in front of his eyes. He raised his eyes as a shadow cast over him, blinking in an attempt to gain some moisture in his gritty eyes.
"You have served your purpose Kolcheck- you may have been a loyal soldier, but not all of your men are" the man in front of him stated with a sneer that the big Russian could barely make out.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, his voice barely audible even to his own ears.
"What we are talking about is our mutual friend Demetri- otherwise known as Tom, Jason, oh and also as Special Agent Callen" the man stated with a smug smile. "Soon to be deceased" he added with a touch of flare to his tone before turning on his heel and walking out, leaving a very nauseous former KGB agent in his wake.
End Chapter Six
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